These 31 easy, healthy recipe ideas for summer produce are what make the living easy this month!

There’s nothing quite like biting into that first peach with juice dribbling steadily down your chin. Or the taste of summer’s first BLT stacked high with tomatoes still warm from the garden—you know, the one that requires at least five napkins.

Ah summer, there are so many reasons why we love you but your fresh fruits and veg are at the tops of our list.

With a jam-packed calendar of fitting in each and every summer picnic, take-it-to-the-beach day, and potluck soirée, summer’s favorite, fresh seasonal eats are more in demand this month than ever. Thankfully, there’s produce aplenty come each and every August so that seasonal farmers market gems are easily making their way into all of our meals.

For our eighth installment of our 31 Days Series, we’re going seasonal, baby, so it’s all about tender squash, juicy tomatoes, and corn so sweet you could get a toothache. We’re frequenting the farmers market and stocking up like its our job, because this summer bounty won’t be around for too much longer. So grab your best market tote and let’s hit the stalls!

Brooklyn Supper

It’s summer, and if you’re not grilling everything in sight, you should at least be grilling your pizza. Blistered peppers, sweet juicy peaches, creamy ricotta, and fresh herbs are simple toppings that give this beauty life.

A Beautiful Plate

Believe it or not, these bowls come together in just a few simple steps. Start with a bed of fiber and protein-packed bulgur (which cooks really quickly by the way). Then throw in some za’atar grilled chicken and some roasted tomatoes, eggplant, and zucchini. Lastly, top with a wonderfully creamy tahini sauce. Eat and repeat, because you’ll be craving this one again really soon.

Cookie and Kate

This zesty tomato pesto is a total game-changer, and it gets tossed with strands of spaghetti and zucchini noodles (we’ll take any excuse to use the spiralizer)! It’s simple, flavorful, light, and delicious — exactly what you want to be eating when it’s a billion degrees out.

Kitchen Confidante

Crisp cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, and earthy lentils star in this healthy, filling salad. Fresh herbs and salty feta are tossed in for good measure. You could serve this alongside your favorite protein, but it would also be just as lovely on its own.

Shared Appetite

One taste of this arugula pesto and you may never want to make it the traditional way again. Toss it with some spaghetti, asparagus, fresh corn, squash, and zucchini, and you’ve got the perfect summer pasta. Bonus? This dish comes together in just 20 minutes.

Sprouted Kitchen

Alexandra Cooks

This chilled soup is the ultimate refreshing quencher on a sweltering day. It’s spiked with fresh dill, and topped with a spicy tomato salsa, and we can’t think of a better way to do dinner when it’s just too hot to cook.

Savory Nothings

This 30-minute pasta dish is full of pantry staples, and bursting with flavor thanks to briny capers, olives, and anchovies. Zesty sun-dried tomatoes and balsamic-marinated cherry tomatoes, and fresh oregano chime in, making the most sublime (and easy) summer sauce.

The Recipe Critic

Slow cookers are so often used during the winter, but they’re actually the perfect thing to use during the peak of summer, when the last thing you wanna do is turn on your stove. This takeout favorite is not only super easy, but it’s made much lighter, and is full of good-for-you summer veggies.

Fork Knife Swoon

Grain bowls are still all the rage, no matter the season. This one is studded with corn, feta, zucchini, squash, and fresh herbs, and is the perfect dish to enjoy during late summer. It’s easy to put together, healthy, satisfying, and versatile too — you can add in some protein or extra veggies if you like.

Natasha’s Kitchen

There’s nothing like a good BLT sandwich. This salad is equally yummy, but far less messy. It’s simple, the bacon is cooked in the oven (so you won’t feel too guilty), and it boasts creamy dressing that’s to die for.

FoodieCrush

Upon first glance, this chipotle and lime-scented soup looks fancy schmancy, but it’s actually incredibly simple. Oh, and thanks to the almond milk, it’s easy on the waistline!

This recipe round-up was curated and written by FoodieCrush contributor Hayley Putnam of Seven Day Weekend. Follow her foodie tastes and other flights of fancy on Pinterest and Instagram.

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This is absolutely delicious. dissertation help us! I’m not a huge fan of zucchini but it tasted great in this recipe. Made a slight change added 1-4 onion and grated tofu I’m vegan. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

I recommend not using a knife but instead a peeler. Much easier and got the right quantity of thickness I required. I also used plenty of sauce on the floor to better glue the Zucchini so they wouldn’t spring open. Hope this advantages. P.S. personally time-consuming. essay writing service uk